New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-30
A FIRM HAND IN IRELAND.
THE HOME RULE PARTY DISMAYED BUT
FURIOUS AT THE PROSPECT.

THE HOME RULE PARTY DIsMAYED BUT
FURIOUS AT THE PROSPECT.
IRISH RAGE AGAINST Mr.. BALFOUR-rHE CNIONIsT
ALLIANCE FIRM-No HOPE NOW OF LIBERAL RE-
UNIoN-UrrERANCEs OF LORD HARRINGTON
AID Mr. CHAMBERLAIN-DEATH OF
GREAT PHILANTHROPIsT.
lBY THE TRIBUSE.l
Copyright, 1887 North American CdtIe Ne'cs Co.
LONDON March 29.-The Coercion bill appears
20 exceed in stringency tho worst anticipations OF
the Irish Judging by the reception they gave Mr..
Balfour they regard it as really form liable engine
for the enforcement of the law. During the ChieI
Secretary's speech. which lasted two hours, they
left him hardly quiet minute. Scornfui laughter
trying Interruptions excited demands for MS
authority, renewed outbreaks of leering iaughter'
MIR. Healy angrlly intervening, contemptuous
sneeIs derisve cheers-such are some OF the phrases
in which the Liberal Home Rule organ describes
tho partic,pation of the Parneltes in this debate.
Not less violent lie the organ itsclf this morning.
3One of the worst bills ever brought into Para-
ment," says The Daily News" Ministers ask
the House to declare that the British Constitution
shall be suspended i'll Ireland and the liberty OF
every Irisnman be at the mercy of the Executive
That is hardly scientific description of measure,
some leading provisions of which care borrowed
from Mr.. Gladstone's Crimes act.
However the bill seems likely if to-day's talk be
taken seriously, to make permanent the pre- sent
division Of the Lib oral party No man has rleht
to call himself Liberal continues our oracle. no
man can hope to be accepted Liberal candidate
by any constituency, who votes for Mr. Balfours
bill. Mr. Balfour's speech was foolish, and the
Ministry is fumbling Ministry, discredted. AFRAID
of detection without deceacy. without shame ahd
crazy." These flowers of rhetoric with their Far
nellite perfume do but symGolize tbs profound
alarm with which Gladstonians regard the immed-
ate political future. There is not rift nor sign
If n riff IN the Unionist alliance. The Union'sts
themselves seem in moro of fighting mood than
ever Details of Mr.. BalfOurs bill will be freely
criticised. but Mr. Chamberlain is not less iirm
than Lord Harrington, nor Lord Harrington than
Mr. Balfour in belief in the urgent necessity OF
coercion as the sole means of restoring the reign oil
law in Ireland.
The provisions for taking evidence in cases of
crime before any individual has been accused, ior
summary jurisdiction of magistrates over spcclheu
offences without jury and with pow er to sentence
20 six months imprisonment at hard labor, the
power of changing the venue WITHIN Ireland AL
these are approved by all sections of the Minis
ferial majority though additional safeguards
AGAINST ,napisterial mistakes may DE proposed. The
power of removing certaia cases TO England lor
trial was receiyed with great laughter and the
House thought it of very doubtful utility. Inc
authority conferred the Lord Lieutenant 10
proclaim dangerous districts is deemed by tories II
ANYTHING too vigorously restricted. Liberals admit
little il any distinction between one section and
another of this bill. They are going to maze un-
releuting war on the whole. Their relief is that no
better cry to go to the country wit can be found
than "NO Coercion"
Lord Harrington as q iourr ast is novelty in
deed. He appears to-day as contributor 10 the
first number of Libersl-Uuionist weekly founded
to advocate the policy of the Unionist wihg OF the
Liberal party. Perhaps the most interesting pass
age in Lord Hartingtons article is the declaration
that there is not single Liberal Unionst who be-
lieyes in coercion as policy, but all believe 1t
necessity for any civilized country to assert the
supremacy of law. Mr.. Chamberlain has an article
in the same journal sterny hostile in tone to Glad
stopian Houe Rule. He declares that the whoie
responsibility for Liberal dsunon rests with those
who postpone the Liberal programme to the pro-
pramme OF theChicago convention. Mr. Game. VINO IS
their caucus manager cries out Tor open war against
the Gladstonians III the party of secession and OBJ
s,r,c,ion has been reduced to impotence. This
founoing Jnonist organ is but one item IN the pre-
oramme which Mr.. Chamberlain Indicated lateiy at
Brming gham Reunion is 10 come if at all after
protracted trial of strength between the two wings
of the l. LIBERAL party.
rIord Pordolnh Churchill has returned to London
and reappeared in the House of Commons, where he
was warmly greeted. Ho is looking better than ior
ysars. Nothing has been heard since his return OF
his re-entrance into the Cabinet lie IS understood
20 have brought back with him some new scheme
ar nroposal for new deal in politics. but no hint OF
tLis mystery is vet disclosed.
Lord Rosebery has arrived in Berlin where h1 IS
practically the gusct of Prince Bismarck
Viscouptess Strangford's death depHves Inc
noorer classes in London, Eastern Europe and
Egypt of one of their best friends. This accom-
plisbed lady since her husbands death has devoted
herself to the organization and ad ministration OF
some of the most useful and admirable charities IN
the world. Tho Victoria Hospital at Cairo was her
latest creation. She gave with open hands and mad
the secret of making others give She sacrificed
health. abandoned the society which she had
adorned. spd impaired her fortune all for charitys
sake. She died on board the Lusitania IN the Med
iterranean on her way to Port Said to open new
hospital. 80,
People are reading Lord Tennysons Jubilee ode
TODAY with incrciulous amazement that these un-
musical verses awkward phrases and meaningless
coinaces. like " lord territorial" and lord manu-
facturer," should he signed with the Poet
Laureate's namo. u W. o.